Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. 1982

__The Canadian Annual Review__ has become an indispensable reference work for all concerned with Canadian public affairs.

Canada passed a major political milestone in 1982 with the patriation of its constitution. There were two snags that held up the passage of the Canada Act in the British Parliament: the challenge from Quebec that the accord was unconstitutional since it negated Quebec's right to veto any constitutional change, and the objection of native groups that Britain retained responsibility for treaty rights and could not approve a bill that violated those rights. However, the third reading of the bill was approved 25 March. Britain had relinquished its responsibility for Canadian constitutional law.

Economic matters preoccupied Parliament and the Canadian people for much of the year, beginning with legislation neede to give effect to the budget introduced by Finance Minister Allan MacEachen the previous November. When the budget was widely criticized, the government introduced a new budget in June introducing voluntary wage and price guidelines - the 'six and five' campaign.

For two weeks in March, Parliament has an unplanned recess when Conservative members kept the House of Commons waiting for an adjournment vote in protest over the government's introduction of energy legislation in the form of an omnibus bill.

Contents 5 Contributors 9 Canadian calendar, 1982 11 The federal perspective 19 Editor's introduction 19 Parliament and politics 21 Ottawa and the Provinces 66 The national economy 117 External affairs and defence 160 The provincial perspectives 213 Editor's introduction 213 Ontario 215 Quebec 245 Nova Scotia 260 New Brunswick 266 Manitoba 272 British Columbia 280 Prince Edward Island 292 Saskatchewan 298 Alberta 310 Newfoundland and Labrador 323 The Yukon 333 The Northwest Territories 340 Obituaries 1982 347 Acknowledgments 350 Index of names 351 Index of subjects 358